There was a show and surprises for the third day du Santiago Premier Padel P1, including the elimination of the world number 1s Arturo Coello et Agustín Tapia. The young pair formed by Leo Augsburg et paul cardona, nicknamed “Carburger”, achieved a real feat by dominating the favorites in two sets: 7 / 6 6 / 4 en 1h11 game.

Heralded as one of the most promising pairs of 2025, theArgentine and Spanish already confirm their full potential. Thanks to this victory, they will face in the quarter-finals Juan Tello et Tino Libaak, fallers of Paquito Navarro et Lucas BergaminiIt will also be a confrontation between two representatives of the new Argentine generation, Libaak and Augsburger having triumphed together in the FIP World Championships in Doha.

On the side of Coello et Wall, the disappointment is great: for the first time since the beginning of their association, they have been eliminated twice in a row before the semi-finals. This setback marks an unexpected turning point in their season.

In other men's meetings, Juan lebron et Franco Stupaczuk took their revenge on Tolito Aguirre et Gonzalo Alfonso (6/7 6/4 6/2), while Coki Nieto et mike yanguas also had to fight to eliminate Alex Ruiz et Alex Chozas (6/7 6/1 6/4). Ale Galan et Fede Chingotto, for their part, were more expeditious in the face of Jairus Baptist et Fran Guerrero, winning their match in two sets.

Another big surprise of the day: the defeat of Martin Di Nenno et Javi Garrido, beaten by Victor Ruiz et Xisco Gil.

In the ladies, there is no shortage of surprises either. Marina Guinart et Victoria Iglesias, winners of the CUPRA FIP Finals, created a sensation by eliminating the number 4 seed Marta Ortega et Sofia Araujo in three sets. They will play their quarter-final against Alejandra Alonso et Andrea Ustero.

The first three pairs in the women's table held their own. Ariana Sanchez et Paula Josemaria, Delfina Brea et Gemma Triay and Claudia fernandez et Gemma Gonzalez all won their first competition.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.